Chopping clock vs. starting clock

[Smitty]

Originally posted by Danvrapp

I think popular concensus is telling me to wipe the bucket since it's a pretty strong argument that it takes more than .9 seconds to throw a ball the length of the court, catch it, and shoot. If coach/timer/fan/player doesn't like it, well, tough cookies

Don't ever guess. Unless you are absolutely certain, by counting in your head for instance, that more than a second had passed, you just can't guess because someone else says it couldn't happen. I bet it could happen, given a lag time of a couple tenths by the timer even if they started on your chop. If you're relying on someone else, other than your partner, who's feeding you information, you can't do much of anything.